On Friday, ran into former Red Sox coach Ace Adams, who is now a pitching coach in the Cardinals’ system. He and Bill Freehan were the University of Michigan coaches who recruited Derek Jeter. “We gave him a free ride,” said Adams. “I remember speaking to his parents and his mother asking me, ‘Is he good enough to play here?’ Freehan said, ‘Good enough? He’ll hit first or third, not second so we don’t take the bat out of his hands.’ ” Adams, who had watched Jeter play since he was 15, met up with Jeter before Friday night’s game at Fenway. “He was great,” Adams said. “I just told him I wish he hadn’t signed with the Yankees. What a career.”
Boston Globe
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